He played with Art Blakey, Roy Haynes, Slide Hampton, and Sam Rivers before starting to lead his own groups in 1983. Like his brother Robin Eubanks, a jazz trombonist, he has played on records with Dave Holland.
In A Sentimental Mood
Kevin Eubanks Lyrics
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I can see the stars come thru my room
While your loving attitude
Is like a flame that lights the gloom
On the wings of ev'ry kiss
Drift a melody so strange and sweet
In this sentimental bliss you make my
Paradise complete
It's all like a dream to call you mine
My heart's lighter thing
Since you made me this night a thing divine
In A Sentimental Mood
I'm within a world so heavenly
For I never dreamt
That you'd be loving sentimental me
In A Sentimental Mood
I can see the stars come thru my room
While your loving attitude
Is like a flame that lights the gloom
On the wings of ev'ry kiss
Drift a melody so strange and sweet
In this sentimental bliss you make my
Paradise complete
Rose pearls seem to fall
It's all like a dream to call you mine
My heart's lighter thing
Since you made me this night a thing divine
In A Sentimental Mood
I'm within a world so heavenly
For I never dreamt
That you'd be loving sentimental me
Kevin Eubanks's "In A Sentimental Mood" is a love song that expresses the feelings of the singer towards their lover. The song begins with the singer describing the beauty of the night, with stars shining into their room. They express how their lover's attitude towards them is like a flame that lights up the darkness, and the kisses they share produce a strange and sweet melody that fills them with a sense of bliss. The singer feels like they are in paradise and their heart is lighter since their lover made this night divine. Throughout the song, they express their surprise and joy that someone as special as their lover could be loving someone as sentimental as themselves.
This song speaks to the emotions of someone who never thought they could be loved by someone so special. It emphasizes the power that love has to transform a person's life and how it can bring happiness to even the most sentimental of people. The use of the stars and the flame in the lyrics adds to the overall romantic and dreamy tone of the song, and make it easy to visualize the sentiment being expressed.
Line by Line Meaning
I can see the stars come thru my room
The stars twinkle through the darkness of the night, and I can see them from the comfort of my own room.
While your loving attitude
Is like a flame that lights the gloom
Your loving demeanor acts as a torch that illuminates the darkness and brings light to my life.
On the wings of ev'ry kiss
Drift a melody so strange and sweet
Every time we share a kiss, a unique and lovely melody floats on the air around us.
In this sentimental bliss you make my
Paradise complete
With you, I feel complete and whole, as if everything I've ever needed is right here in this moment.
Rose pearls seem to fall
It's all like a dream to call you mine
As if in a dream, my reality becomes more beautiful with you by my side, as if falling rose petals decorate every step we take together.
My heart's lighter thing
Since you made me this night a thing divine
You've made my burdened heart feel lighter, as if the night we share together is a sacred, holy thing that transcends ordinary experiences.
I'm within a world so heavenly
For I never dreamt
That you'd be loving sentimental me
I feel as if I'm in a heavenly realm, a world I never thought possible for myself; you've shown me love and kindness beyond my wildest dreams.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Tratore, Songtrust Ave
Written by: Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Manny Kurtz
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